• Ph.D. in Civil Engineering, University of Miami, Florida, USA, 2007.
• M.S. in Civil Engineering, Florida Atlantic University, Florida, USA, 2003
• B.S in Civil Engineering, Beirut Arab University, Beirut, Lebanon, 1995
• University of Balamand Dubai (UOBD), Associate Professor and chairman of Civil Engineering, ASpringCA 20DEMIC 22-pAreseND/Ont, Rfu All DtimMIe. NISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE
• Rafik Hariri University (RHU), Associate Professor and chairman
of Civil Engineering, 2018•2021, full time.
• Beirut Arab University (BAU), Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering, 2010•2018, full time.
• American University of Beirut (AUB), Lecturer of Civil Engineering, 2015-2017, Part-time.
• Rafik Hariri University (RHU), Lecturer of Civil Engineering, 2015-2017, Part-time.
• Lebanese University (IUT), Lecturer of Civil Engineering, 2010-2014, Part-time.
• Notre Dame University (NDU), Lecturer of Civil
Engineering, 2010-2012, Part-time.
• Hariri Canadian University (HCU), Lecturer of Civil Engineering, 2012-2013, Part-time.
• Miami University (UM), TA of Civil Engineering, 2004-2006, Part-time.
•Florida Atlantic University (FAU), TA of Civil Engineering, 2000-2002, Part-time.
• Beirut Arab University (BAU), TA of Civil Engineering,
1997-2000, Part-time.
• Theory of Structure I
• Structural Detailing
• Technical Platform Computing in Civil Eng.
• Capston Project
Undergraduate Courses, BE Program:
• Structural Analysis I
•Concrete I Design
• Senior Projects
Graduate Courses, MS Program:
• Advanced Concrete Design
• Prestressed Concrete Structures.
• Capstones Projects and MS Thesis
Undergraduate Courses, Bs Program:
• Engineering Dynamics
• Engineering Statics
• Mechanics of Materials
• Elementary Structural Analysis.
• Structural Analysis I
• Reinforced Concrete I.
• Reinforced Concrete II.
• Reinforced Concrete III.
• Prestressed Concrete Structures.
• Senior Projects
Graduate Courses, Masters & Ph.D Program:
• Adv. Prestressed Concrete Structures
• Nonlinear Analysis of structure
• Anal. of space and non-Conventional structures
• Finite Element Analysis
• Advanced Structural Analysis
• Supervising
Master and PhD Students.
• Prestressed Concrete Structures.
• Prestressed Concrete Structures.
• Tall Building.
• Fluid Mechanics
• Structural Analysis I and Advanced Structural Analysis
• Concrete II
• Concrete III
• Foundation Engineering
• Senior projects
• Mechanics of Materials
• Structural Analysis I and II
• Concrete Design
• Foundation Engineering
• Concrete Design
• Testing Materials: project site investigation, quality control, concrete testing, coring, aggregates, steel and prestressed reinforcements, tiles, rocks and masonry blocks.
• Consultancies: post-tensioning design services, concrete
design, project site investigation, post-tensioning installations, post-tensioning repairs, concrete repairs, and project site monitoring.
• Prepared some guidelines for post-tensioned design system
• Managed a structural design team and deliver worldwide a post tensioned design services.
• Designed several post tension high rise buildings consist of elevated structural slabs & beams, slabs-on-grade, mat foundations, transfer girders, parking garage barrier cables, and other related work. Performed value engineering, jobsite
technical assistance & troubleshooting, design assistance & engineering support, cost analysis, expert consulting, evaluated conditions of buildings cracks, repair, strengthening and other related issues.
• Managed projects and completed on assigned time
•Reinforcing Assemblies and Reinforced Concrete Structures”, Technical patent, PTE Strand, Miami, 2007.
• Performed structural analysis and designed high rise steel and concrete buildings
• Inspected job sites to verify design work
• Prepared designs of structural plans for several residential buildings
• Site engineering as well as responsible for final inspections.
• Member of the American Concrete Institute (ACI).
• Member of the Post-Tensioning Concrete Institute (PTI).
• Practicing Engineer (Florida and Lebanon).
• Reviewer in ACI Structural Journal
•Technical committee for Standards, LIBNOR, 2014 – Present.
• Punching Shear Strength of Post-tensioned Concrete Flat Slab with L Shaped Column Connections, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Florida, 2007
• Analytical Evaluation of Marine Prestressed Concrete Pile repairs, Florida Atlantic
University, Boca Raton, Florida, 2003
• Urban Pollution: Science and Management, Mitigating Urban Pollution through Innovative Use of Construction Materials, book Chapter 18, Willy, October. 2018
•Repair of Damaged Prestressed Concrete Beams Using CFRP Fabric and Stitching Technique, Technical Paper, International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, October 2018
•Numerical and Experimental Evaluation of Fully Encased
Cold Formed Steel Joists in Prestressed Concrete, Technical Paper, International Journal of Civil Engineering and Technology, August 2018
•Numerical Punching Shear Analysis of Unbonded Post-Tensioned Slab Provided with Inverted
U- Shape, Technical Paper, KSCE Journal of Civil Engineering, Korea, March 2018
•Analytical and Experimental Investigation on the Flexural Behavior of Partially Encased Composite Beams. Technical Paper, Structural and Geotechnical
Engineering, Elsevier Alexandria University, Egypt, May 2017
•Punching Shear Strength of Post-tensioned Concrete Flat Slab with L Shaped Column Connections, Technical Paper, Post-Tensioning Institute, Phoenix, 2008
•Punching Shear Capacity of Post-tensioned Slab with Hairpin Shaped Reinforcements, Technical Paper, Post-Tensioning Institute, Phoenix, 2007
•Reinforcing Assemblies and Reinforced Concrete Structures”, Patent, PTE Strand,
Miami, 2007.
• Experimental Investigation of Two-Way Hinges in Reinforced Concrete Members, GeoMEast2019, International Congress and Exhibition, Cairo, November 2019
•Experimental Evaluation of Friction Losses Between Post-Tensioned Strands and
Plastic Ducts, GeoMEast2019, International Congress and Exhibition, Cairo, November 2019
•Innovative Approach to Enhance the Punching Shear Strength in Post-Tensioned Concrete Flat Slabs, International Congress on Engineering and
Architecture, November 2018.
•Repair of Prestressed Concrete Beams Using Coupler and External Prestressed Strands, International Congress on Engineering and Architecture, November 2018
•Influence of Waste Plastic on the
Strain Distribution of Reinforced Concrete Beams, 9th International Symposium on Eastern Mediterranean Geology, May 2018
•Behavior of Fully Encased Cold Formed Steel Joists with/without Web Openings: Experimental Investigation,
ISEC-The Second European and Mediterranean Structural Engineering and Construction Conference, July 2018
•Flexural Behavior of Partially Encased Composite Beams with/without Openings Analytical and Experimental Investigation, The
ninth Alexandria international conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Alexandria University, Egypt, December 2016
•Punching Shear Analysis of Bonded Post-Tensioned Slabs with Inverted-U Shaped Reinforcements, The
ninth Alexandria international conference on Structural and Geotechnical Engineering, Alexandria University, Egypt, December 2016
•Analytical Evaluation of a Sudden Punching Shear Failure for Post-Tensioned Concrete Flat Slabs,
6th Jordanian International Civil Engineering Conference (JICEC06). Jordan, 2015.
•Analytical and Experimental Evaluation of Corrosion Damage Repairs for Marine Piles. Proceedings of 2008 NSF Engineering Research and Innovation Conference, Knoxville, Tennessee, 2008.
•Cost-Effective Repairs of Marine
Piles, 32nd Conference in Our World in Concrete and Structures. Singapore, 2007.
•Use of Supplementary Cementing Materials for the Cost-Effective Repair of Marine Corrosion Damage. International Conference on Sustainable Construction
Materials and Technologies. Coventry, England, 2007.
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